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TCP and IP Options: Date - Jan 26, 2006; Author - Don Parker; Going back over the basics is always a good idea. One of the most fundamental pieces of knowledge in regards to computer communications are the four core protocols; IP, TCP, UDP, and ICMP. What we shall do over the course of this article is cover the options for both TCP and IP to see what, if any, security implications they may have.
Switching Technologies: Date - Jan 12, 2006; Author - Don Parker; With the advent of faster computer networks and a far more stable infrastructure has come the need for a quicker way to “switch” this information around. Two of the best known methods for doing so are ATM and Frame Relay. Within the confines of this article we will discuss just what they are and where they fit in.
HTTP Tunnels: Date - Jan 05, 2006; Author - Don Parker; The computer security world has come a long way over the past decade or so. There are all kinds of programs to mitigate external threats and the ever present spectre of viruses. What about those programs that are initiated from the trusted internal network though? Read on to learn more about the threat of HTTP tunnels.
Studying Network Activity Using the Chaosreader Tool: Date - Dec 01, 2005; Author - Don Parker; I have written quite a bit about investigating network activity at the packet level. This practice can yield some key information about your network. Another tool that can help you discern network activity is a program called Chaosreader. Read on to find out more about this outstanding tool, and its ability to help you.
NAT Traversal (NAT-T) Security Issues: Date - Jun 23, 2005; Author - Deb Shinder; In this article, we’ll look at how NAT-T (Network Address Translation-Traversal) works and what the security issues are, help you decide whether to take the risk, and show you how to restore XP’s ability to connect to servers behind a NAT if you choose to do so.
The Microsoft’s .NET strategy: Date - Jul 19, 2002; Author - Sebastian Serwin; “The influence of the Internet is already enormous, but with the rate of innovations which will be introduced in the next five years, it will increase further. Our aim is to move from the present world of autonomous web sites to an Internet of exchangeable components, where tools and services could be united in aggregates. This would secure compact usage and be well-disposed towards a user friendly environment” – It was with these comments that Bill Gates marked a new development in the history of Information Technology. The new strategy of development created by the Redmond Giant is called Microsoft.net (read, dot-net), and was designed to ensure easier and more individualized conditions of activity on the Internet.
Creating a Poor Man’s DMZ Part 1 - Using TCP/IP Security: Date - Jul 17, 2002; Author - Thomas Shinder; A common issue that pops up on the www.isaserver.org web boards is how to configure a DMZ segment on a trihomed ISA Server. Setting up a trihomed ISA Server with a directly attached segment acting as a DMZ is fairly simple.